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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-08-28 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is slightly better than Moto G9 Play, having a 78.7 score against 76.7. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro's body is newer, but a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker than Moto G9 Play. Both phones in this review have Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has the newer 12 version and Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with just a bit better display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because it has a way higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, a little bigger screen and a better pixels density. The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Moto G9 Play counts with a much better performing CPU than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Motorola Moto G9 Play features a little longer battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a better camera than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a way tinier back camera sensor offering a way worse image quality and a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video definition and a way more megapixels camera.
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